São Paulo confirm Patryck exit, Nicolas to get chance as top talent | OneFootball

São Paulo accepted the new proposal from Pafos, Cyprus, for the left-back Patryck and agreed to the departure of the young player developed in their youth academy in Cotia.

AVANTE MEU TRICOLOR reported this Thursday (4) that the team from Cyprus increased the offer, initially rejected by São Paulo, now to 200,000 euros (about R$ 1.2 million) for a one-year loan of the player, with a mandatory purchase clause of 50% of his rights for 2 million euros (approximately R$ 12.7 million) after the period if goals are met.

The team where defender David Luiz plays, Pafos is qualified in the league phase of the UEFA Champions League. Patryck will be a new addition starting this mid-year. The left-back is already traveling to Cyprus this weekend, as initially reported by the portal GE.com.

The previous offer from the Cypriots was about US$ 100,000 (approximately R$ 545,000) for the São Paulo player, with the clause nearing R$ 8.2 million.

The Morumbi club decided to reject the offers, considering the value low. The justification is that Patryck has had stints with the Brazilian youth national teams, making him more valuable than estimated.

Criticized by part of the fans, Patryck was once on the list of potential loan candidates by former coach Luis Zubeldía. However, with Hernán Crespo, the Cotia revelation rose in status and even received public praise from the coach for supposedly doing well in training, even being improvised in defense.

This season, the young left-back played in eight matches for Tricolor, being listed for another 31 games without leaving the bench. His departure opens up space for a new revelation from Cotia, Nicolas Bosshardt.

EUROPEANS CALLED HIM THE BEST IN THE WORLD

For those who don't know him yet, Nicolas is already quite famous in São Paulo's youth categories, where he has been since the under-11s, back in 2018. Today, at 18 years old, he received his first call-ups from Hernán Crespo to the main team and joined the Tricolor bench in some recent matches.

Bosshardt started to draw great attention in 2024, already with the under-17s of Tricolor, showing himself to be a highly skilled left-back with a strong offensive vocation, scoring goals for the team. The newspaper Às, one of the main ones in Spain, pointed out Nicolas as the best left-back in the world at the time in his category. European giants, like Barcelona, have had their scouts eyeing the Cotia gem for a long time.

São Paulo knows the size of the talent they have in hand, and has already renewed the contract with the young player, now valid until 2029.

“I just have to thank God for another achievement in my life, the result of a lot of effort and daily dedication, very happy to be renewing with São Paulo for another 4 years. Grateful for everything this club has done for me over all these years. Happy to be able to continue defending this giant club with all my will,” highlighted the athlete trained in Cotia upon signing the renewal.

Being a left-back with very offensive characteristics, Nicolas is also now being used in the under-20 as a midfielder or left winger. The contract extension with Tricolor happened during a period of intense international interest in the athlete.

In May of this year, Nicolas participated in several training sessions with the under-21 team of Stuttgart, as a result of a partnership between the German club and São Paulo to promote exchange with young athletes from both teams. The official Stuttgart website even reported that the left-back left a good impression in the training sessions held with their youth team.

This Friday (5), Nicolas Bosshardt returned to São Paulo's under-20 team, defending the team in the round of 16 match of the Paulistão in the category, against Mauá. Now, in the main team, he will be the third option to cover any absences of the experienced Wendell and Enzo Díaz, who own the left wing of Tricolor with Crespo. The revelation fits well into the team's new scheme, which bets on full-backs with more offensive freedom.

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